The annual commemoration of the Birth,  the Enlightenment, and the  Parinirvana of the Buddha, events that according to tradition all fell on the same day throughout his life. In Thailand, this day is a public holiday and falls on the 15th day of the waxing moon in the sixth lunar month. This is usually in the second half of May. In Buddhist temples Visakha Bucha is commemorated by a candle procession, the singing of mantras, and preaching.

Stamp depicting:

A mural from Wat Ang Kaew in Bangkok's Phasi Chareun district, depicting the Phrasut (birth) of Siddhartha at Lumbini, featuring Maha Maya giving birth while holding the branch of a sala tree, in the presence of Indra, who receives the newborn onto a lotus-shaped phaan while an assistant holds a chattra over the child's head

A painting by Phraya Thewaphinimit taken from a book on the life of the Buddha published by S. Thammaphakdi and depicting the Enlightenment, showing Siddhartha seated on a lotus underneath a bodhi tree, in the half lotus position and performing a bhumisparsa mudra during maravijaya

A mural from Wat Kanmatuyaram in Bangkok's Samphan Thawong district, depicting the Parinirvana (passing away) of the Buddha at Kusinagara in the presence of his disciples.